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Experience
Employment / Education
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National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST (formerly
the National Bureau of Standards): Acting Deputy Chief of the Polymers
Division, and Leader of the Polymer Composites Group ($1.7M per year effort
addressed the science base needed for commercial applications of composites).
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Special Assignments:
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Advanced Technology Program (ATP), NIST: General Competition,
and Focus Program on Manufacturing Composite Structures (provided $55M/year
cost share support for industry to conduct high-risk research related to
introduction of composites in automotive, off-shore oil, and infrastructure).
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Technology Reinvestment Program, DARPA: Advanced Manufacturing
Board (provided $150M of cost share support for research related to dual use
technology). |
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Naval Research Laboratory: Acting Head of Adhesives and
Composites Section, and staff of Surface Chemistry Branch |
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Northwestern University, Postdoctoral Fellow in Physical
Biochemistry (data analysis techniques for interactions between biopolymers
and small molecules). |
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Kent State University,
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry; BS in
Mathematics and Chemistry. |
Hosted Sabbaticals for Internationally Known
Scientists
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Prof. Mitzumachi, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. |
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Prof. Walter Bradley, Texas A & M University, College Station,
TX. |
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Dean Alan Gent, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio. |
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Dr. Tony Kinloch, Imperial College, London, England. |
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Prof. Jim Koutsky, University of Wisconsin, Madison Wisconsin. |
Advisory Boards
Great Lakes Composites Consortium (1990-1997), Center for Micro-
and Molecular Composites (Case-Akron Univ.) (1992-1996), Center for Composite
Materials and Structures (Michigan State Univ.) (1989-1991), Composites Center
(Penn State Univ.) (1990-1992), and NASA Langley Research Center, Advanced
Materials, March 14-15, 1990.
Short Courses
Presented over 95 lectures on Adhesion Science, Composite
Mechanics, and Rheology in short courses sponsored by Kent State University,
Center for Professional Advancement, New York University, American Chemical
Society, and the Adhesion Society.
Major Workshops and Meetings organized or
co-organized
Workshops:
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Workshop on Micro-Mechanics Measurement Technologies for
Fiber-Polymer Interfaces, NIST, May 28-30, 1997. |
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Industry Workshop for On-Line Composite Process Monitoring,
NIST, April 3-4, 1996. |
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Workshop on Composites in the Next Generation of Vehicles and
the Role of Data, NIST, March 22, 1995. |
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Multi-laboratory Strategic Planning Workshops, Construction
Research Roundtable, NIST, September 22, 1994. |
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Workshop on Manufacturing Polymer Composites by Liquid
Molding, NIST, September 20-22, 1993. |
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Industry Workshop on Qualification Testing for Passport
Laminates, NIST-State Department, Oct. 1993. |
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Government Programs on Resin Transfer Molding and Structural
Reaction Injection Molding, NIST, August, 13, 1992. |
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3rd Industry Workshop on Polymer Composite Processing, NIST,
May 20-21, 1992. |
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STEP Materials Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, NIST, December
2-4, 1992. |
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Measurements of the Properties of Materials in
Microelectronics Packaging, NIST, May 1-3, 1990. |
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2nd Industry Workshop on Polymer Composite Processing, NIST,
May 18-19, 1990. |
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Federation of Materials Societies, 10th Biennial conference on
National Materials Policy, Creating a Materials Future - Translating
Scientific Leadership into Commercial Advantage, Session of Polymers and
polymer Matrix Composites, Richmond, June 13-16, 1988. |
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An Industry Workshop on Polymer Composite Processing, NIST,
Oct. 7, 1987. |
Meetings:
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Pacific Polymer Conference, ACS - 4, December 12-15, 1995. |
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Retreat for Office of Naval Research, Materials and Mechanics
Divisions, NIST, Oct. 1991. |
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The Technical Coordination Panel of DOD, NIST, May 7-10, 1991. |
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Chairman of Adhesion Society Annual Meeting, Hilton Head, Feb.
20-22, 1989. |
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Chairman of Gordon Conference on Thermoset Polymers, August
1987. |
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